Arthur William Saha (October 31, 1923 – November 19, 1999) was an American speculative fiction editor and anthologist, closely associated with publisher Donald A. Wollheim.
After serving in the Merchant Marine during World War II, Saha enrolled in and graduated from Columbia University.
Saha worked as a research chemist and is credited with the patent for the first fire resistant ironing board cover, and for various paints and pigments used on the exteriors of the first space satellites.
He was inducted into and received a First Fandom Hall of Fame award for 1992 for his contributions to the field of science fiction.
[2] He had used the term in an interview that Pete Hamill was conducting on the science fiction phenomenon for TV Guide.